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CIPN March NewsBlast

Welcome CIPN Members! The CIPN NewsBlast is one way we try to keep members informed of recent injury prevention research, practices, and upcoming events. For more information visit: www.injurypreventionnetwork.org.

March At A Glance:

March 7-13, 2010
National Patient Safety Awareness Week
For more information, click here.

March 9-11, 2010
FHWA: California Designing for Older Drivers & Pedestrians
To register, click here.
 
March 14-17, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law
To register, click here.

March 22-25, 2010
Huntsville, AL
26th National Symposium on Child Abuse
To register, click here.

April 7-9, 2010
San Antonio, TX
Blueprints for Violence Prevention Conference
Registration deadline is March 24, 2010
To register, click here.

Poison Prevention Week: March 14 - 20, 2010

Help spread the word about National Poison Prevention Week. If you are interested in participating in a poison prevention event or would like free materials, please contact Kristina Hamm at 503-975-6461 or khamm@calpoison.org For more information visit www.calpoison.org.

Moving Children Safely Conference: March 14 - 16, Burlingame, California

The California Kids' Plates Program is excited to announce the upcoming Moving Children Safely Conference on March 15-16, with pre-conference sessions on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The conference will focus on promoting safe transportation options and environments for young pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicle occupants. For more information or to register, visit http://www.injurypreventionnetwork.org/moving-children-safely-conference.

Kids' Plates Funding Opportunities:

• Kids' Plates Child Safety Seats Application Form
  Funding: This opportunity supports the procurement of child safety seats (convertibles and booster seats).
  Deadline: March 29, 2010 or until funds are depleted 
• Kids' Plates Bicycle and Multi-Sports Helmets Application Form
  Funding: This opportunity supports the procurement of helmets.
  Deadline: March 29, 2010 or until funds are depleted  
• Kids' Plates Request for CPS Technician and/or Instructor Certification, Recertification, and/or Renewal Fees
  Funding: This opportunity supports payment for NHTSA Technician and/or Instructor certification, recertification, and/or renewal course fees.
  Deadline: May 31, 2010 or until funds are depleted

Other CIPN Funding Alerts:

• SAMHSA - Drug Free Communities Support Program Funding Opportunity
  Funding: The Executive Office of the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) are accepting applications for 2010 Drug Free Communities Support Program.
  Deadline: March 19, 2010
• Allstate Foundation - Keep the Drive High School Journalism Awards
  Funding: Teens across the nation can compete for a $3,000 scholarship by publishing an article in their school newspaper or producing a broadcast news segment for their school television station about the dangers of texting and driving.
  Deadline: March 20, 2010
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence
  Funding: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence program is matching grant programs that connect the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with local grant makers to fund new, community- based projects that improve health and health care for vulnerable populations.
  Deadline: Rolling
• Michael and Susan Dell Foundation - Helping Children in Urban Poverty Grants
  Funding: The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation seeks to fund projects that directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, childhood health, and family economic stability.
  Deadline: Rolling
• Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes - Youth Leadership Award
  Funding: The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding youth leaders, ages 8 to 18, who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet.
  Deadline: April 30, 2010
• The Starbucks Foundation - Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants
  Funding: The Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants are designed to help young people realize their natural potential through involvement in organizations that provide young people (ages 6 to 24) with a continuum of service opportunities in social entrepreneurship.
  Deadline: Rolling
• Wells Fargo Foundation - Education and Health and Human Services Grants
  Funding: The Wells Fargo Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations focusing on education, as well as health and human services, with special emphasis on the elimination of the "achievement gap"; increasing access to higher education for underrepresented groups; and ensuring access to both health education programs and quality healthcare for individuals and families.
  Deadline: Rolling 

• RGK Foundation - Education, Community, and Medicine/Health Grants
  Funding: The RGK Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that provide services in the areas of Community, Education, and Medicine/Health. Specific areas of focus include: children and family services, early childhood development, parenting education, after-school educational enrichment programs, promotion of the health and well-being of children, and programs that promote access to health services.
  Deadline: Rolling (Letters of Inquiry)  

Related Journal Abstracts, Articles, and Resources:

General Injury Prevention

• U.S. County Health Rankings Website - Health Educator Tool
• "CDC QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Injuries,* by Place of Occurrence, Among Males and Females--- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2004-2007" (report)

• National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition: Text4Baby Information Service (website)

Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls

• "CPSC Warns Parents About Choking Hazards to Young Children Announces New Recall of Toys Posing Choking Hazards" (news release)
• "Dollar General Recalls Toy Guns Due to Choking Hazard" (news release)
• "Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" Drop Side Crib Brands Recalled; Three Infant Deaths Reported" (news release)
• "Innovage LLC Recalls Discovery Kids Lamps Due to Fire and Burn Hazards" (news release)
• "Britax Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Fingertip Amputations and Lacerations" (news release)
• "Pull Toys Recalled by Manhattan Group LLC Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards" (news release)
• "Allreds Design Recalls Baby Bracelets and Pacifier Clips Due to Risk of Lead Exposure" (news release)

• "GE Infrastructure Sensing Recalls Commercial CO2 and Temperature Sensors Due to Fire Hazard" (news release)

Motor Vehicle Occupant and Teen Driving Safety

• "Novice Teen Driver Education and Training Administrative Standards" (PDF NHTSA report, 590 KB)
• "Adolescent Motor Vehicle Crash Risk: What's Needed to Understand and Reduce the Risk?" (PDF journal article, 199 KB)
• CDC's Parents are the Key to Safe Drivers Communications Campaign

• "Driver Seat Belt Use Indicates Decreased Risk For Child Passengers in a Motor Vehicle Crash" (journal abstract)

Bicycle Safety

• "Who Are Bicyclists? Why and How Much Are They Bicycling?" (journal abstract)
• "Bicycle Helmet Wearing Among Adolescents" (journal abstract)

• "The Effectiveness of Community-Based Cycling Promotion: Findings from the Cycling Connecting Communities Project in Sydney, Australia" (journal article)

Pedestrian Safety

• "Supporting Livable Communities through Resources, Training and Resources" (PDF report, 1.3 MB)
• JointUse.org: A Berkeley Media Studies Group and Prevention Institute (website)
• "Safe Routes to School Local School Project: A Health Evaluation at 10 Low-Income Schools" (PDF report, 2 MB)
• "Safe Routes to School Travel Data: A Look at Baseline Results" (PDF report, 1.96 MB)

• "Opening School Grounds to the Community After Hours: A Toolkit for Increasing Physical Activity Through Joint Use Agreements" (publication)

Fire and Burn Prevention

• "Effects of Fire Fighter Protective Ensembles on Mobility and Performance" (journal abstract)

Drowning Prevention

• "Urban Minority Youth Swimming (In)ability in the United States and Associated Demographic Characteristics: Toward a Drowning Prevention Plan" (journal abstract)

SIDS Prevention and Safe Sleeping Habits

• Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care: Free Online Module (PDF announcement, 49KB)

Intentional Injury Prevention

• "DHHS: Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4): Report to Congress"  (PDF, 4 MB)
• "Managing Child Abuse" (journal abstract)
• "Realizing the Promise of Home Visitation: Addressing Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment" (PDF guide, 2.7 MB)
• "Evaluation of the Siblings of Physically Abused Children: A Comparison of Child Protective Services Caseworkers and Child Abuse Physicians" (journal abstract)